Printing medium discharge apparatus used in an ink jet printer

摘要

A printing medium discharge apparatus used for discharging a printing medium from a rotary drum in an ink jet printer for printing a desired image onto the printing medium by an ink jet while holding the printing medium on the rotary drum, includes a printing medium carry and discharge device and a printing medium press device. The printing medium carry and discharge device carries thereon the printing medium from the rotary drum, on the printing medium an image having been printed, to make a non-image formation surface of the printing medium including no image formation region contact the printing medium carry and discharge device, and discharges the printing medium carried thereon to be moved apart from the rotary drum. The printing medium press device presses an image formation surface including an image formation region of the printing medium carried on the printing medium carry and discharge device, against the printing medium carry and discharge device, thereby to prevent the printing medium from floating up from the printing medium carry and discharge device while the printing medium is discharged by the printing medium carry and discharge device.